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Rene Louis d'Argenson's ESSAYS...IN THE MANNER OF M. MONTAGNE is an English translation of his ESSAIS DANS LE GOUT DE CEUX DE MONTAGNE. The present edition is based on the American (Boston) translation of 1797.There was also a translation published in Dublin in 1789. The original was composed in 1736 and published after the author's death by his son in 1787. There are in all fifty essays dealing with historical and literary figures of which a number of essays dealt with 18thC personalities and issues. The work is described as being interspersed with "characters, portraits and ancedotes."
Unlock the more straightforward side of Tristan and Isolde with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Tristan and Isolde by René Louis, a compelling reimagining of the famous medieval legend. It tells the story of the titular protagonists, who fall in love after drinking a magic potion and must conduct their affair in secret to avoid incurring the wrath of Isolde’s husband, King Mark. Featuring many elements of the Celtic source material, as well as magical creatures such as giants and dragons, Tristan and Isolde offers a fast-paced and captivating narrative with many unpredictable twists and turns. Its author René Louis was one o...
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This is the pricipal work of Rene Louis d'Argrnson an 18thC political figure in Fance as well as a political theorist who attracted the attention of Jean Jacques Rousseau for his political writings of which this was the most important.
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As much historiography as reception history, Past Convictions analyzes and explicates the production of historical narratives, the subsequent contestation and appropriation of these narratives, and the insight such activities allows us into how people understand change and its remembrance.